Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-11-16
miscellaneous &eading.
THE APPROACHING SESSION.

A Washington letter published last
Monday, foreshadows as follows what is
likely to be done and left undone at the
approaching session of Congress:
Members of the two houses of Congress
are already coming in to make their ar
engagements for the winter. They are in
clined to discuss matters in connection
with the approaching session OF Congress,
and members of the House especially are
quite free in the expression of their views.
The Republicans appearto have no further
legislative programme mapped out than
to obstruct and harass the Democrats. AS
they have no responsibility for tariff or
revenue legislation, of course their best
policy will be to give the Democrats all
possible worry in any effort they make in
that direction. The Democratic members
who have arrived are apparently unani-
NOUS in the opinion that it is absolutely
essential for them to originate and enact a
measure of tariff reduction, and they
seem to entertain no fear that a tariff bill
can be defeated either by the Republicans
proper or the assistant Republicans under
Mr.. Randall. It is understood that to ob-
tain the necessary majority to pass a bill
there must be a compromise of opposing
views and interests. Whileit has notbeen
demonstrated-as, indeed, it would be
difficult if not impossible to demonstrate
that a repeal of the tobacco tax will in
any way promote the interest of tobacco
growers or manufacturers, there is a dis
position to acquiesce in the demand made
in this respect. Consent to the abolition
of the tax will, it is thought, secure a large
support from among those on the Demo-
cratic side who have either been opposed
to or have taken but little interest in tariff
reduction. But those who have favored
tariff reduction will insist that the two
shall go together. AS to the whisky
tax, Mr.. Randall and his Republican as
sociates, who want to throw away a hun
dred millions received on this account Tor
the sake of saving the existing burden
some and unjust tariff, will have no sup
port of consequence for that movement.
The Democrats who are for a revision
of the tariff, say freely they consider it
necessary to party success next year for
the House to send q bill to the Senate and
put the responsibility upon that body. One
hundred millions of dollars seems to be
the figure of tariff reduction according to
Democratic sentiment, and members APP
pear to anticipate that outside of the tariff
there will not be much legislation OF gen.
eral interest. It is expected the debates
on the tariff will take up a considerable
portion O. the time of both houses, and the
Democrats are inclined to stake all their
chancesin that direction. There is agood
deal of talk about postal telegraph and rail
road matters, and the necessity OF some
action to break up the hideous telegraph
monopoly is admitted. Notwithstanding
this it is thought doubtful whether any
thing will really be done. The Demo-
cratic members, almost without excep-
ton, who have so far made their appear
ance here say, no matter how the State
elections turn out next Tuesday, Cleve-
land is the only man to nominate for Pres
ident, unless, in the rather improbable
contingency, that the New York Demo-
Gratis should present some other man.